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society. Now here is what T found this spring, a broken limb on a 

 peach tree in full bloom, while all others were winter killed, the limb was 

 broken in early fall and it has peaches on it now doing well. To break 

 the limbs would do, but would look bad, hence my wire plan, and 

 my plan is to treat half of each tree top each year, this plan will cause 

 the tree to be cut back each year, which is necessary for good peach 

 culture. I think about two year old limbs will be best to operate on. 

 Ff the buds are dwarfed I should take the wire off late in the fall. Just to 

 keep them dormant take the wire off in spring, the sap will rise with 

 force and overcome the injury. 



From Tony Closer, Secretary St. Charles County Horticultural Society, 



O'Fallon, Mo., April 15, 1903. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



'Dear Sir — The copies of the 45th annual report of the Missouri State 

 Society received, with many thanks in behalf of the Society. We are 

 getting along nicely with our local Society. Now, Mr. Goodman, would 

 there be an}' hopes of us being able to induce the Missouri State Society 

 to hold its summer meeting of 1904 in St. Charles? St. Charles is a 

 thriving city with a population of about 10,000 inhabitants, has free 

 mail delivery, municipal water and light plant, a number of colleges, 

 first class hotel accommodations, two railroads, is connected with St. Louis 

 bv trolley cars with a 15 cent fare. A highway bridge being con- 

 structed, will be completed in the fall. I think this would be an ideal 

 place for the Society to hold its summer meeting of (1904) the World's 

 Fair vear. I am sure the kind people of St. Charles would extend a 

 liearty welcome, and be proud to entertain you. I think this would be 

 a great benefit to St. Charles county, as it is in need of a waking up 

 along the line of fruit growing. We have some choice lands for fruit 

 growing in our county, and are near a good market, namely, St. Louis. 



Hoping to have a favorable reply. 



St. Louis, May 25, 1903. 



To the President of the Missouri State Horticultural Society: 



Sir — The Business Men's League of St. Louis has the honor to ex- 

 tend an invitation to the Missouri State Horticultural Society to hold ' 

 its convention in 1904 in St. Louis. 



The Great Louisiana Purchase Exposition will then be open, and the 

 city will be most attracive. The hotel and hall accomodations will be 

 adequate, and railway rates will be low. 



Very truly yours, 



C. P. W^ALDBRIDGE, 



President. 

 Wm. F. Lewellyn Saunders, 



Secretary and General Manager. 



